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15-letter words containing v, i, r, g

  • give the finger — any of the terminal members of the hand, especially one other than the thumb.
  • governing class — the social class that holds the power in a country
  • governmentalism — the trend toward expansion of the government's role, range of activities, or power.
  • governmentalist — one who promotes the philosophy of governmentalism
  • governmentality — (sociology) The organized practices (mentalities, rationalities, and techniques) through which subjects are governed and influenced.
  • governmentalize — (US) To bring a private entity under government control; to nationalize.
  • gram equivalent — the combining power, especially in grams (gram equivalent) of an element or compound, equivalent to hydrogen as a standard of 1.00797 or oxygen as a standard of 8; the atomic weight divided by the valence.
  • graves' disease — a disease characterized by an enlarged thyroid, a rapid pulse, and increased basal metabolism due to excessive thyroid secretion; exophthalmic goiter.
  • graveyard shift — a work shift usually beginning at about midnight and continuing for about eight hours through the early morning hours.
  • gravimetrically — (chemistry) Using a gravimetric method.
  • graviperception — the perception of gravity by plants
  • gravitationally — As a result of the force of gravity.
  • gravity anomaly — a deviation from the normal value of gravity at the earth's surface, caused by density differences at depth, for example those caused by a buried mineral body
  • green with envy — If you say that someone is green with envy, you mean that they are very envious indeed.
  • guadalupe river — a river in SE Texas, flowing SE to the San Antonio River. 250 miles (402 km) long.
  • have a right to — be entitled to
  • heavy breathing — stertorous breathing or breathing done with difficulty
  • hovering accent — indeterminacy as to which of two consecutive syllables in a line of verse bears the metrical stress, as in any of the first three feet of Slow, slow, / fresh fount, / keep time / with my / salt tears.
  • hovering vessel — a vessel in territorial waters apparently collaborating in illicit operations.
  • hyperaggressive — characterized by or tending toward unprovoked offensives, attacks, invasions, or the like; militantly forward or menacing: aggressive acts against a neighboring country.
  • image converter — a device for producing a visual image formed by other electromagnetic radiation such as infrared or ultraviolet radiation or X-rays
  • interrogatively — In an interrogative manner; by means of a question.
  • interval signal — a characteristic snatch of music, chimes, etc, transmitted as an identifying signal by a radio station between programme items
  • lactovegetarian — Also called lactarian. a vegetarian whose diet includes dairy products.
  • leaving present — a present given to a person when they leave a job, place etc
  • levelling screw — a screw, often one of three, for adjusting the level of an apparatus
  • living quarters — accommodation
  • living standard — standard of living.
  • morning service — a regular church service in the mornng
  • moving stairway — escalator (def 1).
  • negative charge — a charge that has more electrons than protons and has a lower electrical potential
  • negative number — a number that is less than 0
  • negative profit — a financial loss
  • nizhni novgorod — a city in the Russian Federation in Europe, E of Moscow, on the Volga River.
  • nizhny novgorod — city in central European Russia, at the Volga & Oka rivers: pop. 1,438,000
  • non-overlapping — to lap over (something else or each other); extend over and cover a part of; imbricate.
  • nondegenerative — tending to degenerate.
  • over-aggressive — characterized by or tending toward unprovoked offensives, attacks, invasions, or the like; militantly forward or menacing: aggressive acts against a neighboring country.
  • over-engineered — unnecessarily complicated
  • over-irrigation — the artificial application of water to land to assist in the production of crops.
  • over-performing — to carry out; execute; do: to perform miracles.
  • over-privileged — having too many advantages or opportunities compared to others.
  • over-regulation — a law, rule, or other order prescribed by authority, especially to regulate conduct.
  • overbearingness — Quality of being overbearing.
  • overcontrolling — excessively controlling
  • overdramatizing — Present participle of overdramatize.
  • overemphasizing — Present participle of overemphasize.
  • overimaginative — imaginative to a fault
  • overprogramming — the act or instance of programming unnecessary details
  • plane surveying — the surveying of areas of limited size, making no corrections for the earth's curvature
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